St Albans

St Albans' population expanded in the 10 years leading up to 2011. Data from the census also show there were changes in family life, religion and housing tenure.

The population passed 140,000

In the 10 years leading up to 2011, the population of St Albans increased by 9.0%, from just over 129,000 to 141,000.

The addition of almost 12,000 people means this area's population increased faster than the rate of growth across England (up 7.9% since the 2001 census).

In 2011, St Albans was home to, on average, 6.2 people per football pitch-sized piece of land.

Population density was higher than the average across Eastof England

Population density (usual residents per football pitch-sized piece of land) across Eastof England, March 2011 (larger dots represent greater increase since 2001)

An older St Albans

Census 2011 data also show a change in the local population's average age.

Between the last two censuses, the median age of St Albans increased by one year, from 38 to 39 years.

This affluent suburban area had a slightly lower average age than Eastof England and had a similar age to the average local authority area across England (39 years of age).

The rise in age was because of an increase of about 3,900 people between the ages of 40 and 49 years, while the population between 30 and 39 years decreased by just over 1,000.

About 16% of people in St Albans are aged between 40 and 49 years

Percentage of usual residents in England, East and St Albans by 10 year age band, March 2001 and March 2011

Disability in St Albans

The percentage of St Albans residents whose day-to-day activities are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability increased from 2.1% to 2.6% in the decade leading up to the most recent census.

The percentage who reported being limited a little in their day-to-day activities remained close to 7.4%, while the percentage of St Albans residents whose day-to-day activities are not limited by a long-term health problem or disability decreased from 91% to 90%.

The proportion of people who are considerably limited by a long-term health problem or disability increased at a similar rate to the figure for the whole of Eastof England (from 2.7% in 2001 to 3.4% in 2011). Across England, the percentage increased from 3.1% to 3.8%.

The proportion of people who are limited a lot by a long-term health problem or disability was lower than across Eastof England

Percentage of usual residents that reported being considerably limited in their day-to-day activities across local authority areas in Eastof England and the average across England, March 2011

Families in St Albans

St Albans saw Eastof England's largest fall in the proportion of households without children.

In 2011, just under 6 in 10 (58%) households in St Albans had no children, compared with 61% in 2001. The percentage with at least one child increased from 31% to 33%.

Across the region, Thurrock saw the next largest decrease in the proportion of households without children (from 57% in 2001 to 54% in 2011).

The proportion of households without children was lower than across Eastof England

Percentage of households without children across local authority areas in Eastof England and the average across England, March 2011

More single people in St Albans

The proportion of people who had never married or entered a civil partnership increased in St Albans, but at a slower rate than all other local authority areas in Eastof England.

Every local authority area across Eastof England saw a rise in the proportion of people who had never been married or in a civil partnership, as the regional average grew from 27% to 31%.

The proportion of people who had never married or entered a civil partnership was lower than across Eastof England

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 and over that said they were single across local authority areas in Eastof England and the average across England, March 2011

Change in work hours

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week increased in St Albans, but at a slower rate than all other local authority areas in Eastof England.

Every local authority area across Eastof England saw a rise in the proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week, as the regional average grew from 1.9% to 2.9%.

The proportion of people working less than 16 hours in a week was lower than across Eastof England

Percentage of usual residents aged 16 to 74 (in employment the week before the Census 2011) that said they had worked less than 16 hours the week before completing the census across local authority areas in Eastof England and the average across England, March 2011

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